The airplane experienced a loss of control during a go-around at 1335 Atlantic time. Visual conditions prevailed. The sport pilot was killed. The accident pilot and a friend were flying two airplanes on a ferry flight. The friend landed ahead of the accident pilot at an intermediate stop and radioed about a stiff crosswind, suggesting the accident pilot continue to their ultimate destination. Instead, the accident pilot made an approach ending in a go-around. On the second approach, the airplane pitched up into more than a 45-degree nose-high attitude and climbed to about 75 feet agl, with decreasing airspeed. The airplane stalled, then entered a spin to the left and collided with the ground in a nose-down, left-wing-low attitude, coming to rest inverted.
March 3, 2010, Mayaguez, P.R., Rans S-6S Experimental
The airplane experienced a loss of control during a go-around at 1335 Atlantic time. Visual conditions prevailed. The sport pilot was killed.
Key Takeaways:
- A sport pilot was killed after losing control of their airplane during a go-around at an intermediate stop, despite visual conditions.
- The accident occurred on the second approach, after the pilot's initial attempt ended in a go-around following a friend's warning about a stiff crosswind.
- During the second approach, the airplane pitched up, lost airspeed, stalled, and entered a left spin before colliding with the ground inverted.
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